CS527 Parallel Computer Architecture
Department of Computer Science
University of Crete
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Course
Info Syllabus Assignments
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Announcements
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22-Sep-2024 |
· First class on Mon 30 September 2024, 10:00-12:00 · Physical attendance: H.206 |
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Course Information
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Description
This course discusses the design, implementation, and evaluation of parallel computer architectures. Topics include: Shared address space and message passing programming paradigms, interactions between parallel programs and the underlying architecture, design and implementation of small and large-scale shared memory and message passing multiprocessors, issues in network interface design and scalable interconnection networks, clusters of workstations, performance evaluation.
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K-325 |
b i l a s @ c s d . u o c . g r |
After class or by appointment |
Schedule
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Lecture 1 |
Lecture 2 |
Backup Lecture |
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Mon 10:00-12:00, H.206 |
Wed 10:00-12:00, H.206 |
Fri 10:00-12:00, H.206 |
Reading Material
· Items and research publications, as listed in each lecture in the syllabus.
· Parallel Computer Architecture: A Hardware/Software Approach. David Culler and J.P. Singh, with Anoop Gupta, Morgan Kaufmann Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA, 1998. [online book draft]
· Optional reading: (book) Shared-Memory Synchronization. Michael L. Scott. 2013. Morgan & Claypool Publishers. https://doi.org/10.2200/S00499ED1V01Y201304CAC023 [online pdf for preliminary draft]
· Optional reading: (book) A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence. Daniel J. Sorin, Mark D. Hill, and David A. Wood. 1st Edition. Morgan & Claypool Publishers ©2011. ISBN:1608455645 9781608455645. [online pdf for preliminary draft]
Mark Distribution (Tentative)
The course for the mark will be computed from the assignments, class participation, and a final project.
· Class participation: 15%
· Assignments: 55% = 25% + 15% + 15%
· Project: 30%
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